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RADM Peter Brown of the (U.S. Coast Guard, ret.) is a former homeland security and counterterrorism adviser to President Trump. They serve as chair and vice chair, respectively, of the Responsible Battery Coalition’s Critical Minerals Leadership Roundtable.

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EnerVenue’s nickel-hydrogen battery facility in Changzhou. Photo: Daniel Ren

Military Technology

November 9, 2026

America Invented the Battery, but China Controls the Factory

America invented a revolutionary battery. American taxpayers helped fund the research .

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